Is your pre-game warm up helping your cricket?

We all warming up is important and we are looking for new ways to make it fun and relevant for the match.

But if you want to do it right you can't just throw down a few cones, hit up some catches and hope for success. It's important to keep it simple, but simple is nothing unless it is also effective. To be effective you need a deeper undertanding of both the "why" and "how" of warming up, so you can select the correct drills at the correct time.

So, here is a collection of the best articles on warming up from PitchVision Academy to help you understand the warm up, and use it to boost your game while preventing injury. It can be used by coaches and players alike.

Take you time to go through these, take notes, and come up with your plan.

1. Why do we Warm Up?

• The Psychological Reason to Warm Up Properly
• Benefits of Warming Up for Cricket
• Why Wrestling a Cougar is the Best Way to Warm Up for Cricket
• The Role of the Nervous System
• The Role of Flexibility
• Turning on the Lights: A Fresh Look at Cricket Warming Up
• Warm Up Movements

How to Warm Up

• The Basic Warm Up
• The Formula 1 Guide to Match Day Warm Up
• Structure of a Pre-Game Warm Up
• 15 Minute General Warm Up
• Game Day Warm Up for Fast Bowlers
• Warm Up Mistakes to Avoid
• Making the Most of Limited Time
• Foam Rolling
• Warming Up at Away Games

Injury Prevention

• Exercises for Injury Prevention
• Shoulder Injury Prevention Drills
• 3 More Shoulder Injury Prevention Drills
• Competitive Shoulder/Core Warm Up
• Adapting to Older Cricketers
• Warm Up Tips for Injury Prevention
• Ankle Injury Prevention
• Throwing in the Warm Up

Fast Bowling Specialist Warm Ups

• Fast Bowling Warm Up Video
• Using Nets in the Warm Up
• Warming Up is Not Just for Pre-Game

Warm Up Drills

• Underarm Warm Up
• Pre-Match Fielding Skills
• 4 Stump Fielding Warm Up
• Fielding/Mobilty Combination Drill
• Agility Drills
• Speed Drills
• Catching Area Drill
• Ball Sprint Drills (good for just before you go out to field)
• Specialist Fielding Position Drills

Young Cricketers

• How to use Fitness Training to Make Better Young Cricketers
• Warm Ups for 6-9 Year Old Players
• Warm Ups for 10-12 Year Old Players
• Warm Ups for 12-16 Year Old Players
• Warm Ups for 16+ Year Old Players

Further Study

This is an optional section that provides extra information around warming up.

• Strength and Conditioning for Cricket at all Levels
• Inspired Cricket Drills
• Post Game Recovery

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